Kubica test might lead to F1 comeback

Robert Kubica has begun a Formula One test in Hungary which might determine whether the Pole makes a remarkable race comeback more than six years after a rally crash had cut short his Grand Prix career.

The 32-year-old, who partially severed his right forearm in the 2011 accident, left the pit lane to start testing Renault's current car on Wednesday at the Hungaroring circuit outside Budapest.

It was the first time Kubica, a race winner with BMW Sauber in 2008, had driven a 2017 race car after conducting tests in older machines.

On Tuesday, the Pole had made his first appearance in the paddock since 2011, having always said he would only return as a driver and not as a guest.

The day before, he had passed the mandatory extraction test, showing he could get out of the car inside five seconds and replace the steering wheel within 10 seconds.

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"I would like to have a comfortable feeling in the car but also see the team happy with the job I have done," he had said before the test.

"It's not about lap times and pace, but the commitment and feedback I can provide."

"Just raw, natural talent ... not a lot of great, great drivers come through. You have some that are much better than the rest, but still not the greatest. And then you have real special drivers like him."